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The central nervous system is a fascinating anatomical specimen. The brain and spinal cord, and all related nervous tissue, are such delicate and critical structures that truly make us who we are as functioning human beings. Infection of the central and peripheral nervous systems are quite complex. There are a wide variety of infectious disease states that afflict this area and we have attempted to describe and teach many of these disease stat...

NeuroOncology is a fascinating subspecialization in Neurosurgery. Much research is being conducted worldwide trying to understand more about cancer. While we have improved much in our delivery of care, our patients still often succumb to the cancer. As a neurosurgery resident, I have had the privilege of working with the masters in this field and I have had the pleasure of learning about the lives of many patients both pre-operatively and post...

Neurosurgical trauma is quite common, especially at high volume level 1 trauma centers around the world. The brain and spine often absorb a significant amount of the forces and thus are subject to enormous injury. Neurosurgical trauma is extremely diverse ranging from the most minor of intracranial bleeds to the significant anoxic brain injury and quadriplegia. Many of these cases are considered neurosurgical emergencies and so immediate diagn...

Vascular Neurosurgery is an exciting yet complex field. Surgeons are able to enter into the human brain and dissect out blood vessels that supply important functions. However putting too much distortion on blood vessels causes them to go into spasm which may cause a stroke. Pathology in vascular neurosurgery, as in any field of neurosurgery, is extremely diverse. Diseases range from unruptured intracranial aneurysms to massive hemorrhagic arte...

The medical literature is enormous. It is filled with information that is growing as you are reading this sentence. Having entered the realm of medical school and residency, it is very difficult to gather and master the information that is most critical. After much review of current USMLE Board preparation texts, we have attempted to create a more concise and focused text that addresses the heart of the major issues that are not only commonly ...

This is a USMLE Step 2 Board Review Textbook written by three physicians currently in residency. They share insights into learning the immense material required to be a knowledgeable and dedicated physician.

This is the first edition of the Pediatric Neurology Clinical Vignettes Textbook. This topic is truly fascinating. The cases described are real life cases experienced by the authors and each tells a different tale about pediatric neurological disorders. We present cases and detail questions that highlight unique aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of the case. Each of these stories has provided insight for the authors in their journey throu...

Pediatric Neurosurgery is a complex subspecialty. The pathology is so diverse and the patients so fragile. We have tried to illustrate common as well as the more rare pathological conditions that afflict the pediatric population. I learned much from my attendings and senior residents, but each case was yet again so different that I wished there was some text that would describe the thought processes and management for these patients. This way ...

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Neuropathology is a fascinating field, full of a variety of different neurological disorders. Meticulous understanding of neuropathology is critical to the growing student and physician, in order to provide the most accurate and appropriate clinical diagnosis for the patient. With this text, we embark on an adventure to provide case scenarios encompassing a multitude of neurological conditions, with associated neuropathological slides, with th...

Few understand the life that physicians and surgeons lead. They communicate with people that have no where else to go for help. They are brought face to face with challenging medical conditions and are required to be at their best all the time in order to heal the sick and suffering. I often talk with friends who are not in medicine about my hours and cases and they always seem to be unaware, and often times uninterested, in what we do for a l...

What physicians see on a daily basis is profound. They see life and death. They also see everything in between. Though it is not always a rose garden, it can be one of the most wonderful and unique experiences that life has to offer. This collection of poetry is for those who wish to travel into the mind of a young physician and experience the long journey endured.

We hope that after studying and testing oneself in this textbook that one has learned the information we feel is commonly tested on the USMLE Step 2 board examination. We have included the most high yield pathological conditions and have used the information presented in the text book to prepare appropriate USMLE 2 style questions. We remember the process of going through USMLE 1 to 3, and then continuing with our Specialty board examinations....

The USMLE Step 3 examination is a large stepping stone that one must pass in the long journey to become a knowledgeable and capable physician. The majority of questions are based on a clinical story that is presented and aims to test one's ability to perform critical thinking and to predict the next step in management and treatment. And so with this in mind, we have embarked on this mission to find a way to document and present this complex in...